Bill Text: CA AB2946 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: District discretionary funds: County of Orange.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-27 - Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. [AB2946 Detail]
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2946
| Introduced by Assembly Member Valencia (Coauthor: Assembly Member Quirk-Silva) |
February 16, 2024 |
An act to add Section 26227.5 to the Government Code, relating to local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2946, as amended, Valencia.
District discretionary funds: County of Orange.
Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors to appropriate and expend county general fund money to establish county programs or fund other programs to meet various social needs of the county population and the needs of physically, mentally, and financially handicapped persons and aged persons. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to contract with other public agencies, private agencies, or individuals to operate programs that the board of supervisors determines will serve public purposes.
This bill would require the board of supervisors of the County of Orange to only appropriate district discretionary funds if the board of supervisors approves, by a majority vote, appropriating the district discretionary funds. The bill would require the board of supervisors of the county to post on its internet website a log of
appropriated district discretionary funds at the end of each quarter, as specified. The bill would prohibit, within the 90 days of preceding an election, a member of the board of supervisors of the county that is on a ballot as a supervisor district candidate of the board and has an opponent on that ballot from taking specified actions relating to district discretionary funds, except as specified, including placing an agenda item seeking approval to appropriate district discretionary funds on the agenda for a meeting of the board of supervisors of the county.
This
bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Orange.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 26227.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:26227.5.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Board” means the board of supervisors of the county.
(2) “County” means the County of Orange.
(3) “District discretionary funds” means funds that are appropriated by the board to individual members of the board and are intended to be awarded to community organizations and nonprofit organizations.
(b) The board shall only appropriate
district discretionary funds if the board approves, by a majority vote, appropriating the district discretionary funds.
(c) The board shall post on its internet website a log of appropriated district discretionary funds at the end of each quarter, including all of the following:
(1) The planned and actual costs of the program or project, including the indirect costs, that the district discretionary funds cover.
(2) The spending timeline of those funds.
(3) The purpose of program funding.
(4) The eligibility requirements to receive funding.
(5) Total dollars awarded to the entity that is contracted with the county.
(d) (1) Within the 90 days of preceding an election, a member of the board
who is on a ballot as a supervisor district candidate of the board and has an opponent on that ballot shall not take any of the following actions:
(1)
(A) Place an agenda item seeking approval to appropriate district discretionary funds on the agenda for a meeting of the board.
(2)
(B) Announce or participate in a press release announcing the awarding of district discretionary funds previously approved by the board.
(3)
(C) Participate in or make a ceremonial presentation awarding previously approved district discretionary funds.
(2) This subdivision shall not apply to any project that was completed within the 90 days preceding an election described in paragraph (1) and that received funds before that 90-day period.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the existing authority of the board from adopting ordinances, rules, or regulations beyond the minimum requirements outlined in this section.
